Chipley, FL : 18-year-old Thomas Richardson killed in hit-and-run crash on South Boulevard in Chipley on Thursday, January 29, 2015

A Panhandle teen has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while helping to search for a lost dog.

The Panama City News Herald reports that police in Chipley are asking for help finding the driver who struck 18-year-old Thomas Richardson.

Richardson had found an elderly woman's missing dog dead on a street and had called police. He was waiting for officers when he was struck and killed. He died late Thursday after he was air-lifted to a Panama City hospital.

Police say they are looking for a newer model, dark-colored car that was travelling west on South Boulevard in Chipley around 6 p.m. on Thursday.

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Panhandle teen killed in search for lost dog